Registration for this event is now live. See: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/postgraduate-animal-studies-symposium-pass-tickets-151604419901?aff=ebdsoporgprofile The Postgraduate Animal Studies Symposium (PASS) is a two-day training and conference event that will bring together postgraduate research students working in the field of animal studies, organised by the University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde. The event will be held online, via Zoom, onContinue reading “CFP: Postgraduate Animal Studies Symposium”
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Special Issue: Call for Contributors – Theorizing Literary Animals
Theorizing Literary Animals Special Issue 2/2022 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philologia studia.philologia@lett.ubbcluj.ro Guest editor: Dr. Ema Vyroubalova, Trinity College Dublin Animal studies as an academic field of inquiry’s starting point is often identified with the publication of Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation in 1975. The foundations nevertheless began to be laid down long before recent scientific insights intoContinue reading “Special Issue: Call for Contributors – Theorizing Literary Animals”
Upcoming Event: When Pets Pass On
When Pets Pass On Weds, 20 January 2021, 10-1pm (GMT) The Pet Loss Network Pets are members of approximately half all UK households, a trend common throughout much of the western world. But pets’ relatively short life spans mean that families inevitably face the heartbreak of pet bereavement, from making agonising decisions about the endContinue reading “Upcoming Event: When Pets Pass On”
New Book: Privileged Horses: The Italian Renaissance Court Stable
Privileged Horses: The Italian Renaissance Court Stable Sarah G Duncan ‘A pioneering study of equine culture from c.1450-1600’ Published November 2020 – Stephen Morris Publishing EQUINE CULTURE AND SCIENCE, RENAISSANCE SOCIETY, POWER + POLITICS, ARCHITECTURE + ART, Borso d’Este’s retinue, when he travelled to Rome in 1471 for his investiture as Duke of Ferrara comprised 700 lavishlyContinue reading “New Book: Privileged Horses: The Italian Renaissance Court Stable”
CFP: THE GLOBAL LIFE OF OYSTERS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SOAS, University of London – Saturday 17 October 2020
Call for Papers Please circulate to interested parties _______________ THE GLOBAL LIFE OF OYSTERS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SOAS, University of London – Saturday 17 October 2020 As part of the ongoing programme of the Interdisciplinary Animal Studies Initiative (IASI) based at SOAS University of London, in October 2020, we are organising a smallContinue reading “CFP: THE GLOBAL LIFE OF OYSTERS: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SOAS, University of London – Saturday 17 October 2020”
The CHORD workshop on: Retailing, Distribution and the Natural World: Historical Perspectives
The workshop on ‘Retailing, Distribution and the Natural World: Historical Perspectives’, which was due to take place at the University of Wolverhampton on 12 May 2020, has been rescheduled as two on-line seminars (with warm thanks to the speakers!), which will take place via Zoom on 16 and 23 June 2020. Further information, including theContinue reading “The CHORD workshop on: Retailing, Distribution and the Natural World: Historical Perspectives”
SOAS ELEPHANT CONFERENCE 22nd June 2019
School of Oriental and African Studies, London [Room B 104] Saturday 22 June 2019 – 10.00am to 6.00pm Open to the general public You are invited to attend the second SOAS Elephant Conference, which will be held at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London on Saturday 22 June 2019. The conference willContinue reading “SOAS ELEPHANT CONFERENCE 22nd June 2019”
Middle Eastern Animals: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times
Registration for the workshop „Middle Eastern Animals: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times“ is now open. The workshop will take place at the University of Vienna on June 27-28, 2019 To register for the workshop, please RSVP via e-mail (onur.inal@univie.ac.at) by June 20, 2019. More information and the workshop programme can be foundContinue reading “Middle Eastern Animals: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times”
What is the Point of Palaeontology? Discussion Event & Pop-Up Exhibition
Tuesday 18 December, 18:00-20:15 Anatomy Museum & Anatomy Lecture Theatre King’s College London Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS Featuring discussion with: Darren Naish, Elsa Panciroli, Mark Witton & Becky Wragg-Sykes. And Exhibits from: John Conway, Richard Fallon, Katrina van Grouw, Beth Windle & Mark Witton. Palaeontology is currently one of the most high-profile sciences. But howContinue reading “What is the Point of Palaeontology? Discussion Event & Pop-Up Exhibition”
Registration and CFP for the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Natural History in Liverpool are now open!
Bon Voyage? 250 years exploring the natural world. Updates for the forthcoming summer meeting at the World Museum in Liverpool 14-15 June are now available on the Society for the History of Natural History’s website http://shnh.org.uk/news/registration-open-bon-voyage-250-years-exploring-natural-world/ To download the latest programme, view the abstracts or obtain a booking form, click on the links. For those interested inContinue reading “Registration and CFP for the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Natural History in Liverpool are now open!”
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